State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs Iowa
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Iowa, $74,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.6% — not 59.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.6%
California vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+26.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $118,880
- p25
- $97,280
- p75
- $126,780
- p10
- $76,300
- p90
- $153,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
Iowa
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $74,470
- p25
- $63,810
- p75
- $86,160
- p10
- $59,360
- p90
- $101,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.